U18 League

Het Dak
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Svetozar Popchev started the match with the kick off. After 11 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Teodosi Baydanov. In the 23rd minute Svetozar Popchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ryan de Kort saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 24 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Plamen Oreshkov. THE CLUB's Francesco Toldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Boeve in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Plamen Oreshkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ryan de Kort made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosi Baydanov in the 29th minute of play. Ryan de Kort didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teodosi Baydanov went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetozar Popchev in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Ryan de Kort to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo Boeve in the 33rd minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francesco Toldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martien Degenkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Theo Boeve got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Theo Boeve hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Han Pieters in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francesco Toldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Francesco Toldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Han Pieters went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 60th match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Batum to maneuver through the defense. Ryan de Kort showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ganyo Semerdzhiev in the 61st minute of the match. Ventzislav Gerginov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Boeve, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The audience was convinced that Theo Boeve's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francesco Toldo was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. When FC Bal op het Dak's Theo Boeve in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THE CLUB's goalie prevented a goal. Ryan de Kort didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ventzislav Gerginov went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Francesco Toldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martien Degenkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. THE CLUB's Francesco Toldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martien Degenkamp in the 85th minute of play. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Boeve, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Boeve, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. THE CLUB walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.